I really liked this story line. I apologize for not keeping up with a review. But I did notice in the last sentence, something about the gown glowing a moment. Wonder if exposing a normal healthy human to a community of active empaths would be enough to awaken the appropriate centers in the brain to initiate telepathic activity.
Also really liked the small surprises you hid in here like the third child in the back of the statue. I,ll be looking forward to reading more when you start the chronicles up again. And thank you